Reconstruction

Reconstruction

 

 

arrivals of hearts in need

love bonnets 

a deep south kind of feeling

 

plantations growing emotional cotton

soft enigmas

pleasure and pain

conjugation and segregation 

chains of feelings

in fields of fluorescent filing

 

the chains come off

the bees nest in the bonnets

honey cone sweetness devoured

 

little resistance needed now

seceded unions

 

equal bondage shared by both

and finally 

love knows no color

 

other than tender rose

when we all become 

of one garden.  

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

1/6/18

Reviews

[R.E. Ray]

J., your vivid imagery is so real to me. I lived in southeast Georgia for 15 years (pecan trees, cotton fields down the road). So many memories rush back with this piece. Because I immersed myself in the history and culture, I have a deep appreciation for what you convey in this poem. So much richness in your words. The previous reviews have said more than I can express. Another impressive poem, sir.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for sharing how you relate, Robert... i appreciate your visit and words.
j.

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

exquisite gorgeous pondering life reflecting poem
beautiful Jacob again

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Julie.

[Alfred Kukitz]

Some just hit home, you could waver around this theme, feel a tear for its beauty, see the whole earth in a poem.

Regards,
Al

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Al.
j.

[Einstein Noodle]

i have recently been reading up a little on our founding fathers and their brilliant work in those building block documents of ours ... (i am working on a collab) reminders of that war ..approx. 620,000 deaths related to it ... what a trail we dragged ourselves over ever since ..but as in you closing ... the becoming of one as a nation and peoples is so strong in spite of those who would like otherwise .. splitting by race and social standing is a vicious political tactic that demeans those that employ it in my mind ... greed and avarice doesn't care ..we have much farther to go in our halls of congress than "we the people" ...i like your rose jacob .. nice reminder of things
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

your response is better than the poem...thank you for your insights, E.
j.